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erupt

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e‧rupt /ɪˈrʌpt/ verb [intransitive]1if fighting, violence, noise etc erupts, it starts suddenly SYN break out:Violence erupted after police shot a student during the demonstration.A political row erupted over the MP’s comments.2if a volcano erupts, it explodes and sends smoke, fire, and rock into the sky3if a place or situation erupts, there is a sudden increase in activity or emotionerupt intoThey were angry to the point of erupting into riot.Their conversations often erupted into squabbles.4erupt into laughter/shouting etc to suddenly start laughing, shouting etc:He erupted into loud, desperate sobs.5if spots erupt on your body, they suddenly appear on your skin—eruption /ɪˈrʌpʃən/ noun [uncountable and countable]:a volcanic eruptionthe eruption of violenceTHESAURUSto explodeexplode verb [intransitive] if a bomb explodes, it bursts suddenly and violently with a loud noise: A bomb exploded in a crowded metro station this morning, killing five people.go off phrasal verb if a bomb goes off, it explodes. Go off is less formal than explode and is the usual phrase to use in everyday English: Luckily the station was empty when the bomb went off. | As many as ten bombs went off across the city, most of them car bombs.blow up phrasal verb if a building, car, plane etc blows up, it bursts suddenly and violently into pieces, causing a lot of damage: The plane blew up in mid-air, killing all the passengers and crew. | In early 1986, a US space shuttle blew up shortly after launch.erupt /ɪˈrʌpt/ verb [intransitive] if a volcano erupts, it explodes and sends smoke and rock into the sky: The volcano has erupted at least fifteen times since 1883.burst verb [intransitive] if something that has air or liquid inside it bursts, it explodes and the air or liquid comes out: One of the water pipes had burst. | The plane caught fire after its tyre burst on landing.

Verb Suddenly Erupted Erupt Intransitive Bomb Volcano Explodes